Need some independent info on the 2011 Fuji SST 2.0 cant really find any review done by any of the publications, have asked a few of them on twitter and got told to sign up to their forums and ask the members

So my questions are

1. What are the Fuji bikes like2. I have found one of the above mentioned bikes for $2000 down from $3900 (not sure what original price was but that is whats on the tag underneath the what he wanted for it) as shop owner said he needs to move them on before new stock, is it a good deal or should i keep looking.

i have been riding on and off for a year or two but am now looking at upgrading from my Giant OCR 3 and getting a decent bike

just a bit of food for thought, the SST is a very different bike to the OCR. Whilst the OCR is more centered on all day comfort, the SST is super stiff, has a really aggressive geometry and is more a race orientated bike.

averagerider wrote:Cheers for the help people, being relatively new to higher end bikes and racing Your responses have raised a couple more questions

1. Hammo what do you mean when you say the bike is stiff.

2. Jeff what is the difference between geometries, I assume there is racing and endurance types.

Cheers again for your help

Luke

Fuji make an Altimira which is more aimed for endurance rides versus criterium rides, its all about the angles of the posts and what position it puts the rider in. It doesnt matter that much considering a TDU stage was won on an SST 3.0 frame.

Race geometry bikes are more aggressive, ultra stiff, and less vertical compliance - look at the shapes of the SST, Venge, and Ridley Noah as examples.

A more 'traditional' shape is more of a GC bike, like Danny the boy said, the Altamira for one, the Ridley Helium etc - less stiffness, more compliance.

Each to their own - I put a !! BAN ME NOW FOR SWEARING !! load of k's on my SST and don't find it uncomfortable, tho in saying that, if I went to a more relaxed bike, I could def'n tell the difference!

Ive had the bike 2 months now but havent had time for any 100km trips due to Football finals and being mucked around at work having to stay late and so forth

the longest trip ive been on is around 60kms and i felt fine once i'd finished, also still felt comfortable towards the end of my ride. My average rides are between 30-40km during the week and 50-60 on weekends

ive only had three road bikes in my time a Big W special my wife bought me thinking she was doing something nice,a Giant OCR 3 and now the Fuji which is far superior.

i've only started riding like this in the last 6 months so my knowledge of bikes comfort may not hold much weight,but i can tell you that it is by far the most comfortable bike i have ridden so far.

averagerider wrote:i've only started riding like this in the last 6 months so my knowledge of bikes comfort may not hold much weight,but i can tell you that it is by far the most comfortable bike i have ridden so far.

Yeah, for an ultra stiff bike, the SST is suprisingly not that heavy. In saying that, stiff bikes are never going to be featherweights due to the excess amounts of carbon used to achieve a stiffer frame.

MarkG wrote:Yeah, for an ultra stiff bike, the SST is suprisingly not that heavy. In saying that, stiff bikes are never going to be featherweights due to the excess amounts of carbon used to achieve a stiffer frame.

Am pretty sure the SST 1.0 is a different frame. Either way, for 8kgs, it's 4.5kgs lighter than my giant flat bar

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